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mitt romney never had a chance. i spoke to gop contenders feasting on their own during one of the primaries. isn't the american way that if somebody gives you a smack on the nose, you eventually have to smack them back? and isn't it time now for you to accept that this negativity has pounded you into a position whereas much as you'd like to keep it positive, isn't it time you get the old gingrich fist out and give romney a good old smack. >> henry truman when he was so far behind that gallup quit taking polls mid-september, the crowd will yell out, give them hell, harry. and he said i just give them the truth and it hurts like hell. i think mitt romney is such clearly a moderate and he's done so many defensible things in the primary, i don't have to go negative. all i have to do is point out facts. i think the next few weeks will be a lot of fun, they will be very interesting. my only request with mitt is that he be honest with the country. >> america clearly needs someone with a good business brain. the economy rem
mitt romney never had a chance. i spoke to gop contenders feasting on their own during one of the primaries. isn't the american way that if somebody gives you a smack on the nose, you eventually have to smack them back? and isn't it time now for you to accept that this negativity has pounded you into a position whereas much as you'd like to keep it positive, isn't it time you get the old gingrich fist out and give romney a good old smack. >> henry truman when he was so far behind that...
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did you tell mitt romney your son was gay? >> of course. >> how did he react? >> i told mitt romney everything. that process is -- intrusive would be one way to put it. no, i told him everything. >> do you think that was a deal breaker? >> no, i don't. >> how can you be sure? >> they told me. >> portman was never outspoken on gay marriage, but consistently voted against it, supporting a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, defense of marriage act, and a bill prohibiting gay couples in washington, d.c. from adopting children. >> what do you say to a gay constituent in ohio who says i'm so glad he changed his position, but why did it take him learning he has a gay son, why didn't he as my representative care about my life before that? >> well, i would say that, you know, i've had a change of heart based on a personal experience, that's true. i am on the budget committee, finance committee. those have been my primary issues and focus. now it is different. i never expected to be in this position. i do think having spent a lot of time thinking about it and
did you tell mitt romney your son was gay? >> of course. >> how did he react? >> i told mitt romney everything. that process is -- intrusive would be one way to put it. no, i told him everything. >> do you think that was a deal breaker? >> no, i don't. >> how can you be sure? >> they told me. >> portman was never outspoken on gay marriage, but consistently voted against it, supporting a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, defense of...
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. >> mitt romney, remember him? he is back at the spot light after months of post election seclusion. sour grapes or does he have a point? joining me is nick christophe. >> it is sad. >> he is going to get on with his career and come back with this statement that obama is squandering his political capital. is he right? does he have a point? >> i don't see great opportunity to do a deal. i think that is why we have a problem. i mean, i think that there is a certain amount of truth in the argument that president obama could try a little bit harder to charm republicans, to drag them off to camp david. i am a little skeptical that that would work. the notion that there is a deal to be put together i don't see it. >> would it make a difference if mitt romney had been successful? >> you can make the argument that it seems to me that democrats have been a little more reasonable and willing to compromise. in that sense maybe a deal would have been a little workable. basically the two parties here just see the world very dif
. >> mitt romney, remember him? he is back at the spot light after months of post election seclusion. sour grapes or does he have a point? joining me is nick christophe. >> it is sad. >> he is going to get on with his career and come back with this statement that obama is squandering his political capital. is he right? does he have a point? >> i don't see great opportunity to do a deal. i think that is why we have a problem. i mean, i think that there is a certain amount...
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he was considered a top contender during mitt romney's white house run, and introduced romney at the republican convention last year. >> my dad used to tell us. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> in this country, in this country you're going to be able the accomplish all the things we never could. >> reporter: rubio's personal story has been a big part of his political narrative. and the source of his biggest controversy to date. a son of cuban immigrants, rubio long suggested his parents fled the rule of count to, but they actually came to the u.s. two years prior. >> do i wish i had known those dates earlier? absolutely, but does it change anything? no. >> reporter: his roots are a perfect combination for a party in search of a makeover, and desperate to attract more latinos. so it is fitting he responded to the president in both english and spanish. >> [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> add to that, he took a leading role in the push on immigration reform. it leaves many folks asking the next question, what is next for marco rubio. i tell you, spending time in miami, his hom
he was considered a top contender during mitt romney's white house run, and introduced romney at the republican convention last year. >> my dad used to tell us. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> in this country, in this country you're going to be able the accomplish all the things we never could. >> reporter: rubio's personal story has been a big part of his political narrative. and the source of his biggest controversy to date. a son of cuban immigrants, rubio long...
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this plan that obama has was modelled after romney's plan in five years. 98.5% in massachusetts have health insurance, far greater than any other state in the country this program may have flaws. we have not yet discovered what they are. this is speculation, nonsense. i'm tired of it. i think it's time for all americans to pull together -- >> i love -- >> -- do the best we can to make this work for all of us. >> i love the way the democrats do that, the fact is this plan, this health care plan passed in both the senate and house without a single republican vote. >> are you saying it's not working the way dr. dean is saying in massachusetts. >> totally different situation. you had a much lower of uninsure asked very few people who had to buy into this. i think in massachusetts it was in the low single digits of people who didn't have health insurance. that's not the case. >> okay. >> in the united states as a whole. it's apples and oranges and you shouldn't try to have a command and control system. >> we got to leave it there. dr. dean good to have you. thank you very much. >> thanks.
this plan that obama has was modelled after romney's plan in five years. 98.5% in massachusetts have health insurance, far greater than any other state in the country this program may have flaws. we have not yet discovered what they are. this is speculation, nonsense. i'm tired of it. i think it's time for all americans to pull together -- >> i love -- >> -- do the best we can to make this work for all of us. >> i love the way the democrats do that, the fact is this plan, this...
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she could be in danger of become the next mitt romney, why? >> it was interesting. she appeared at the meeting of goldman sachs executives. she said don't worry, i'm not here to banker bash. that era is over. banks are not all bad. that is not a wrong message. politically, it is a dangerous message for her. it doesn't jibe with the progressive anti-bank of the democratic party she will have to move left toward if she wants to have a successful presidential campaign. it is a bizarre ground for her to stake out just now. >> i'll tell you something that i think is interesting, we don't have a year of the woman, we know it is the year of women. >> exactly right. >> we keep trying to label the years as year of the woman. not yet. year of the woman comment. s.e. and carly, thank you. >>> coming up, most women hold the purse strings in the households, but men make the investment strategies. we will talk to one woman who is trying to change that. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one. it's not the "fumbling around with rotating categories" card. it's not t
she could be in danger of become the next mitt romney, why? >> it was interesting. she appeared at the meeting of goldman sachs executives. she said don't worry, i'm not here to banker bash. that era is over. banks are not all bad. that is not a wrong message. politically, it is a dangerous message for her. it doesn't jibe with the progressive anti-bank of the democratic party she will have to move left toward if she wants to have a successful presidential campaign. it is a bizarre ground...
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the number of senior officials in the romney campaign who are actually contracting with companies that they themselves owned. that is when the romney campaign was contracting with these firms, you know, these guys were benefiting as individuals. and i think that when you look at this, you know, more broadly, there is a question whether there should be more scrutiny for this consultant class. sarah palin isn't the ideal person to be making this case for all kinds of reasons. but i think she's raising a legitimate issue. >> let's say if we don't look at the messenger for a half second, do you think he has a point that, you know, there should be increased scrutiny when you look at the folks? >> he has a point in that one of the problems is when you have consultants making money in addition to the campaign and that's what we had in this last cycle and into the point with her which what she's not looking at is getting rid of the consultants she has. if you look at the consultants she has and their track record, granted, i don't work for sarah palin, but when people give to a political actio
the number of senior officials in the romney campaign who are actually contracting with companies that they themselves owned. that is when the romney campaign was contracting with these firms, you know, these guys were benefiting as individuals. and i think that when you look at this, you know, more broadly, there is a question whether there should be more scrutiny for this consultant class. sarah palin isn't the ideal person to be making this case for all kinds of reasons. but i think she's...
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mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul 71. >> what about the states where they are still working through the process which is most of them. you know whether it is up in maine or we are doing very well in the state of washington. north dakota excellent now in the that appeared even the other day, some good news can offer us that through the process our people are in the right places and they are doing the things to become a delegate. it is way too soon for you to write anybody off. besides, just because somebody is in second or third place, there is a race going on. what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> people have tried to portray you as a kind of ruthless money machine, who some fail, some succeeded kicky didn't care, you got your fees. you made a lot of money. quite a few companies failed and a lot of people lost their jobs and livelihoods. to me the key question is, do you know instinctively from your recollections how many of those companies that you went into would have failed anyway if you hadn't? >>
mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul 71. >> what about the states where they are still working through the process which is most of them. you know whether it is up in maine or we are doing very well in the state of washington. north dakota excellent now in the that appeared even the other day, some good news can offer us that through the process our people are in the right places and they are doing the things to become a delegate. it is way too soon for you to write anybody off. besides,...
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think you will see that very sharply in the republican party and you do wonder if ted cruz is to mitt romney as george mcgovern was to hubert humphrey. >> i'm sorry, that's like way too much for me. >> the argument that the only way we're going to win is to give people the unadulterated purist. >> nothing concentrates the mind like losing five out of the last six elections. it happened with republicans now. they're getting to the point where they've got to settle this internal debate and i'm not sure if this next election cycle will be the one to do it because they're probably going to do very well in the midterms which means the party's right wing will be even more encouraged to stand fast, but they've got to move -- demographics are saying you have to do something to appeal to the hispanic community among others and immigration is not the key issue among hispanics. jobs the economy are. >> 30 states have republican governors, 315 electoral votes. 24 states have republican governors and republican legislatures. 51% of the country. people in the governorships are doing brilliant things. >> i
think you will see that very sharply in the republican party and you do wonder if ted cruz is to mitt romney as george mcgovern was to hubert humphrey. >> i'm sorry, that's like way too much for me. >> the argument that the only way we're going to win is to give people the unadulterated purist. >> nothing concentrates the mind like losing five out of the last six elections. it happened with republicans now. they're getting to the point where they've got to settle this internal...
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she'll be speaking with mitt romney and jointly with mitt and ann romney as well. >>> coming up, surgery for britain's prince philip. possibly as soon as tomorrow. >>> and a personal man cave set up in a government facility. shocking revelations of more government waste. >>> but first a. preview of this weekend's the next list. ♪ [ male announcer ] just when you thought you had experienced performance a new ride comes along and changes everything. the 2013 lexus gs. this is the pursuit of perfection. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. the healthcare law gives us powerful tools to fight it... to investigate it... ...prosecute it... and stop criminals. our senior medicare patrol volunteers... are teaching seniors across the country... ...to stop, spot, and report fraud. you can help. guard your medicare card. don't give out your card number over the phone. call to report any suspected fraud. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. let's
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the number of senior officials in the romney campaign who are actually contracting with companies that they themselves owned. that is when the romney campaign was contracting with these firms, you know, these guys were benefiting as individuals. and i think that when you look at this, you know, more broadly, there is a question whether there should be more scrutiny for this consultant class. sarah palin isn't the ideal person to be making this case for all kinds of reasons. but i think she's raising a legitimate issue. >> let's say if we don't look at the messenger for a half second, do you think he has a point that, you know, there should be increased scrutiny when you look at the folks? >> he has a point in that one of the problems is when you have consultants making money in addition to the campaign and that's what we had in this last cycle and into the point with her which what she's not looking at is getting rid of the consultants she has. if you look at the consultants she has and their track record, granted, i don't work for sarah palin, but when people give to a political actio
the number of senior officials in the romney campaign who are actually contracting with companies that they themselves owned. that is when the romney campaign was contracting with these firms, you know, these guys were benefiting as individuals. and i think that when you look at this, you know, more broadly, there is a question whether there should be more scrutiny for this consultant class. sarah palin isn't the ideal person to be making this case for all kinds of reasons. but i think she's...
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he predicted a romney landslide. oops. now, dick morris is here, in his post fox interview to talk about where he and the gop went so badly wrong. >>> plus, stars target guns, celebrities storm capitol hill. no one knows the tragedy of gun violence than kerry kennedy. >> i was 4 years old when my uncle was gunned down. i was 8 years old when my father too was gunned down. >> it's time to turn down the rhetor rhetoric. >>> on the eve of the grammys, kanye west. >> kanye rapping his entire album to me just like we're sitting here. >> this is piers morgan tonight. >>> good evening. tony bennet is speaking out on gun control. we have a big conversation on gun control in our country. kerry kennedy talking about losing her father to gun violence. an emotional moment from joe biden talking about gun control in virginia today. >> the image of those beautiful young children, six and seven years old. literally riddled with bullet holes, lying in their classroom. all of us 54 days ago watching those families, only imagining we could
he predicted a romney landslide. oops. now, dick morris is here, in his post fox interview to talk about where he and the gop went so badly wrong. >>> plus, stars target guns, celebrities storm capitol hill. no one knows the tragedy of gun violence than kerry kennedy. >> i was 4 years old when my uncle was gunned down. i was 8 years old when my father too was gunned down. >> it's time to turn down the rhetor rhetoric. >>> on the eve of the grammys, kanye west....
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that vice presidential debate which most democrats were hoping president obama would have done with romney. so you cannot count out biden. but of court o'malley looking good, cuomo in new york looking good. they keep talking about elizabeth warren although she says she's not going to do it. >> cornell, i bet you think biden can separate himself from obama care too in 2016, right? >> i hope he actually runs with obama care. >> hope is not a strategy. >> these congressional numbers, oh, boy are they low. the special kind of low it seems like. the people who are older who have seen the most congresses, they really hate them the most. >> yeah. >> how does this bode for the mid terms next year? >> well, unless it turns around, i was quite surprised by this poll today, how much of a lead the republicans have built up on the generic. i'm not sure that's going to hold. maybe cornell is right if more people sign up some of this could shift a little bit. we'll see. but right now, i just don't see where there's a path to taking the house back for the democrats right now. and that is not good news for
that vice presidential debate which most democrats were hoping president obama would have done with romney. so you cannot count out biden. but of court o'malley looking good, cuomo in new york looking good. they keep talking about elizabeth warren although she says she's not going to do it. >> cornell, i bet you think biden can separate himself from obama care too in 2016, right? >> i hope he actually runs with obama care. >> hope is not a strategy. >> these...
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your relationship with romney? >> we had lunch with one of the authors and talked at length and it's part of the process. if you are going to be in the game at that level, you have to recognize this is how america does these things. >> it is. we have to go back through whatever happened. how will it describe newt gingrich's relationship to mitt romney? >> probably close to non-existe non-existent. we fought a very hard fight. i was clear about what i thought about his tactics. i think in the absence of an enormous financial advantage, he wouldn't have been nominee. he ended up in the end as we said he would. he didn't have personality and the ability to take on a guy of caliber of barack obama and win the campaign. >> not a fan. president obama campaigns with terry mccauliffe in virginia. >> i make you a prediction. if you do what he should, a year from now he'll be so popular half will wonder what in the wide world they were thinking about. with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a l
your relationship with romney? >> we had lunch with one of the authors and talked at length and it's part of the process. if you are going to be in the game at that level, you have to recognize this is how america does these things. >> it is. we have to go back through whatever happened. how will it describe newt gingrich's relationship to mitt romney? >> probably close to non-existe non-existent. we fought a very hard fight. i was clear about what i thought about his tactics....
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mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul 71. >> what about the states where they are still working through the process which is most of them. you know whether it is up in maine or we are doing very well in the state of washington. north dakota excellent now in the that appeared even the other day, some good news can offer us that through the process our people are in the right places and they are doing the things to become a delegate. it is way too soon for you to write anybody off. besides, just because somebody is in second or third place, there is a race going on. what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> people have tried to portray u.s. a kind of with less money machine, who some fail, some succeeded kicky didn't care, you got your fees. you made a lot of money. quite a few companies failed and a lot of people lost their jobs and livelihoods. to me the key question is, do you know instinctively from your recollections how many of those companies that you went into law have failed anyway if you hadn't? >> th
mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul 71. >> what about the states where they are still working through the process which is most of them. you know whether it is up in maine or we are doing very well in the state of washington. north dakota excellent now in the that appeared even the other day, some good news can offer us that through the process our people are in the right places and they are doing the things to become a delegate. it is way too soon for you to write anybody off. besides,...
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mitt romney jumping back into politics. he is not running for office but plans to help shape national priorities. the former republican presidential nominee will start by hosting a three-day summit with about 200 supporters in utah later this week. he also plans to campaign for republican candidates in 2014. the wants to weigh in on that. we will give them a chance when we return. sundays are the warrior's day to unplug and recharge. what if this feeling could last all week? with centurylink as your trusted partner, it can. our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and dedicated support, your business can shine all week long. it's been that way since the day you met. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat
mitt romney jumping back into politics. he is not running for office but plans to help shape national priorities. the former republican presidential nominee will start by hosting a three-day summit with about 200 supporters in utah later this week. he also plans to campaign for republican candidates in 2014. the wants to weigh in on that. we will give them a chance when we return. sundays are the warrior's day to unplug and recharge. what if this feeling could last all week? with centurylink as...
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that's precisely why governor romney and the heritage foundation supported the plans in massachusetts, and that's why i think it's -- that's not true -- >> the prices, the coverage, and you guys have compared yourself to steve jobs and apple, it must be embarrassing. you must recognize you have a problem, that's the only way to fix it. >> i am confident the democrats will have a tough time, but next i want to ask my friend will cain, how do we avoid some of the pitfalls ahead? we're aig. and we're here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave america back a profit. we're here to keep our promises. to help you realize a better tomorrow. from the families of aig, happy holidays. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letting us know who's coming. the carts keep everyone on the right track. the power tools introduce themselves. all the bits and bulbs keep themselves stocked. and the door
that's precisely why governor romney and the heritage foundation supported the plans in massachusetts, and that's why i think it's -- that's not true -- >> the prices, the coverage, and you guys have compared yourself to steve jobs and apple, it must be embarrassing. you must recognize you have a problem, that's the only way to fix it. >> i am confident the democrats will have a tough time, but next i want to ask my friend will cain, how do we avoid some of the pitfalls ahead? we're...
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mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul, 71. >> okay, what about the state where is they're still working through the process, which is most of them. you know, whether -- you know, whether it's up maine. we're doing well in the state of washington. eelntown ad inththings tco3letesot'watoso che o meaid,oms eyesot'watoso you didn't care. you still got your fees. or you made a ton of money, but quite a few of the companies have failed. a lot of people lost their jobs, livelihood, lost money. with to me, the key question is, do you know instinctively from your recollections how many of those companies that you went into would have failed any way if you hadn't. >> there's no question that a number of place where is we went in and invested, we were investing in an enterprise that was in trouble. that where the future was very much in doubt for it. we invested in one business, i think it lost 50 million or 60 million more the year before we invested. we were able to go in there with the current management team, help get t
mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul, 71. >> okay, what about the state where is they're still working through the process, which is most of them. you know, whether -- you know, whether it's up maine. we're doing well in the state of washington. eelntown ad inththings tco3letesot'watoso che o meaid,oms eyesot'watoso you didn't care. you still got your fees. or you made a ton of money, but quite a few of the companies have failed. a lot of people lost their jobs, livelihood, lost money....
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first of all, ann romney. should their sons run for office, don't do it. >> she pulled a barbara bush on me. it's very clear in talking to both of these people that there was a long process which they're still going through of getting over this campaign. i was in park city, utah with them. he's now tipping his toe back into public life by having this big conference with democrats, republicans to talk about ideas. and i think that this was such a tough race for ann romney. and she said it's harder as a mother to go through it. if you were to watch your child take what she called the abuse you take running for campaign, she clearly wants no part of it and doesn't want her children to go through it. >> when you were asking about the irs scandal, he clearly seemed to be suggesting that that or any number of things would have changed the election. >> he's a numbers guy. he's looked through all of these numbers. it's clear to me that with a tweak here or there, he could have you won. he understands that what the pro
first of all, ann romney. should their sons run for office, don't do it. >> she pulled a barbara bush on me. it's very clear in talking to both of these people that there was a long process which they're still going through of getting over this campaign. i was in park city, utah with them. he's now tipping his toe back into public life by having this big conference with democrats, republicans to talk about ideas. and i think that this was such a tough race for ann romney. and she said...
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hugging romney racare. he spent two years running from romney care, now he's promoting it. that said, romney care started out unpopular and glitchy. now it's popular and works well, the same will be said for obuma care. >> medicare in the '60s, they had a lot of problems early on. now everybody loves it. >> medicare in the '60s was a very different program than this. one of the things to remember is there were no losers with medicare. no losers in medicare part d. there are millions of americans being coerced by their own government to give up an insurance plan they chose. so in that sense, i think what van said a while ago is really important. it's amazing how insensitive the president and most democrats are to the fact there are millions of americans who feel that they have been imposed upon. >> all right, guys, i have to leave it there. i suspect 6:30 p.m. eastern, are you the two cohosts tonight? >> we'll get into it. >> we'll be watching right after "the situation room." i'll be back 5:00 p.m. in "the
hugging romney racare. he spent two years running from romney care, now he's promoting it. that said, romney care started out unpopular and glitchy. now it's popular and works well, the same will be said for obuma care. >> medicare in the '60s, they had a lot of problems early on. now everybody loves it. >> medicare in the '60s was a very different program than this. one of the things to remember is there were no losers with medicare. no losers in medicare part d. there are millions...
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mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul, 71. >> okay, what about the state where is they're still working through the process, which is most of them. you know, whether -- you know, whether it's up maine. we're doing well in the state of washington. and north dakota. excellent now in nevada. and even missouri the other day, some really good news came out there for us. through the process, our people in the right places and they're doing the things to become a delegate. so it's way too soon for you to write anybody off. besides, just because somebody is in second or third place, there's a race going on. what if mitt romney isn't the best person? of. >> people have tried to portray you as a kind of ruthless money machine who same failed, some succeeded. you didn't care. you still got your fees. or you made a ton of money, but quite a few of the companies have failed. a lot of people lost their jobs, livelihood, lost money. with to me, the key question is, do you know instinctively from your recollections how many of t
mitt romney, 568 delegates. ron paul, 71. >> okay, what about the state where is they're still working through the process, which is most of them. you know, whether -- you know, whether it's up maine. we're doing well in the state of washington. and north dakota. excellent now in nevada. and even missouri the other day, some really good news came out there for us. through the process, our people in the right places and they're doing the things to become a delegate. so it's way too soon...
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and there's no cost control in this bill and no cost control in romney's bill. that's going to have to come later. we'll have to get away from fee for service revenue. that was not addressed in this bill, romney's bill, wasn't addressed by the republicans any time they were in charge. i really think we ought to have a little bit more forbearance. for once, we ought to pull together and try to make this thing work. it can work. look, i was just as much of a critic of this bill as anybody else. but i think we ought to pull together and make the thing work and i think it can work and i think 30 million more americans are going to have insurance. and there's more work to be done. >> well, let me just add that one of the solutions that president obama tried to accomplish was to let people keep their own insurance. it turns out that a lot of insurance companies are actually allowing that to happen. and that could cause more problems for obama care because that means fewer and fewer people get into the exchanges. and the ones who at least to date, these are just facts,
and there's no cost control in this bill and no cost control in romney's bill. that's going to have to come later. we'll have to get away from fee for service revenue. that was not addressed in this bill, romney's bill, wasn't addressed by the republicans any time they were in charge. i really think we ought to have a little bit more forbearance. for once, we ought to pull together and try to make this thing work. it can work. look, i was just as much of a critic of this bill as anybody else....
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i would argue, you know, this is a different mitt romney that showed up there today, right? because last -- you're right, he was severely conservative. now he's just a former presidential candidate. >> i've been wanting to -- dying to talk to you about this, since we got news of it last night. i want want to switto switch ge about senator rob portman. i met him in ohio during the election, nice guy. he reversed his stance after it was revealed to him, his son, he was gay. his son told him. how are republicans reacting to this announcement? >> i think -- i think it's more like they reacted to dick cheney's announcement that he wanted same sex marriage to be up to the states. they're sort of saying, okay, this man has a personal point of view because of his son, i think they're respectful of it. as you point out, we're heading into this supreme court argument on the defense of marriage act, and on proposition 8. and this is a huge issue in which the american public has shifted dramatically over the last few years since i've been covering -- >> last few months. >> right. the pr
i would argue, you know, this is a different mitt romney that showed up there today, right? because last -- you're right, he was severely conservative. now he's just a former presidential candidate. >> i've been wanting to -- dying to talk to you about this, since we got news of it last night. i want want to switto switch ge about senator rob portman. i met him in ohio during the election, nice guy. he reversed his stance after it was revealed to him, his son, he was gay. his son told...
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but a little bit more relaxed but still mitt romney is mitt romney. i thought both of them looked great. >> yeah. >> these obviously past seven months they've had a chance to unwind. he looks fabulous. she's rost some weight. he also looks very handsome. i think they're enjoying themselves. >> they are. i think they miss part of it and i think romney does kick himselfant about the mistakes and the what ifs. >> excellent interview as usual. thanks for doing that. remember you can always follow what's going on here in "the situation room" on twitter, you can tweet me@wolf blitzer. you can like us on facebook. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news can'ts next on cnn. oan. . . cnn. uan'ts next on cnn. esan'ts next on cnn. n'ts next on cnn. 'ts next on cnn. ts next on cnn. s next on cnn. . >>> oim don lemon. we're going to begin with new information on the deadly shooting in california. they've identified the suspect. they're not releasing his name yet because his next of kin are believed to be out f the country. we also have new surveillance
but a little bit more relaxed but still mitt romney is mitt romney. i thought both of them looked great. >> yeah. >> these obviously past seven months they've had a chance to unwind. he looks fabulous. she's rost some weight. he also looks very handsome. i think they're enjoying themselves. >> they are. i think they miss part of it and i think romney does kick himselfant about the mistakes and the what ifs. >> excellent interview as usual. thanks for doing that. remember...
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he was one of the major authors of mitt romney's economic policy. joining us again is diane and mohammed. kevin, good to see you in person here. you made the same predictions that president obama's team did. it came from you guys first. alan krueger says he wants to take a longer view. we're not expecting 250,000 jobs every month. it's going to balance out, it's going to average out. but i do think that no president creates jobs or should be creating jobs. what's the thing that the white house should be doing, if anything, to create jobs or is this entirely removed from policy? >> i don't think it's removed from politics at all. the target of 250,000 jobs a month is something that any president would shoot for. that's kind of a return to normal. the question is how do we get there? we're probably going about 1% less than we need to. to get jobs at 250,000. >> 1% of jobs at economic growth? >> yes. i think that slow growth is coming about for lots of reasons. the contraction is not in the data yet. it was what mr. krueger mentioned. that was a politi
he was one of the major authors of mitt romney's economic policy. joining us again is diane and mohammed. kevin, good to see you in person here. you made the same predictions that president obama's team did. it came from you guys first. alan krueger says he wants to take a longer view. we're not expecting 250,000 jobs every month. it's going to balance out, it's going to average out. but i do think that no president creates jobs or should be creating jobs. what's the thing that the white house...
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romney is going to speak at cpac in a few weeks, but what role, if any, do you think romney should play in the republican party? katon? >> well, first, they are a very nice family and well-respected people. i think romney can choose rolling the republican party what he wants. we, as republicans, have to move past that last election for the reason there are winners and losers and we lost. as a party i think we will go to his wisdom and guidance on the economic matters but i think the governor will choose his place in history. i applaud the last nine years of his activism in the republican party. he is a friend and wonderful family and thank him for his service but we move on to quickly repair the damage. >> but good-bye, you're saying. he put that so charmingly, didn't he, maria? >> he sure did. good for you, katon. unfortunately, i think that is where most republicans are. i don't think they want mitt romney to play any sort of role, small or large, in the republican party because of the loss that katon talked about. i certainly don't think they will put him in charge of any message dev
romney is going to speak at cpac in a few weeks, but what role, if any, do you think romney should play in the republican party? katon? >> well, first, they are a very nice family and well-respected people. i think romney can choose rolling the republican party what he wants. we, as republicans, have to move past that last election for the reason there are winners and losers and we lost. as a party i think we will go to his wisdom and guidance on the economic matters but i think the...
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and romney did significant very similar in massachusetts, and it's worked very well. so who am i to say that the supreme court and the congress of the united states is wropgs all the time. i think we need to make this work. mitt romney proved it did work where 98% of all massachusetts citizens have health insurance. i fail to see it has anything to do with the president's competence other than the procurement process, which has been screwed up for many years, long before this president got in office. i lose my patience with this nonsense and i believe the facts are going to be determined by what happens on the ground. and a lot more people will have insurance and a lot more people will be happy. >> it's not nonsense. people pay a lot. that's what you're going to see. when this website gets fixed, the problems really begin. this bill passed not because they put together this great plan. they put together in the senate a bill that could get 60 votes and that could be moved to the house and they could fix it in conference. guess what, they never had a chance to fix it. t
and romney did significant very similar in massachusetts, and it's worked very well. so who am i to say that the supreme court and the congress of the united states is wropgs all the time. i think we need to make this work. mitt romney proved it did work where 98% of all massachusetts citizens have health insurance. i fail to see it has anything to do with the president's competence other than the procurement process, which has been screwed up for many years, long before this president got in...
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he has been hurricane sandy, he was hugging the president obviously, mitt romney criticized him for that. he has some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the country. he is not conservative. >> and he recently said that governor cuomo has a lot in common, democratic governor of new york state, but here is the thing. there are a lot of republican governors frustrated with washington, d.c. and inside the beltway republicans and chris chris tie is giving voice. >> they said the schedule is still being finalized so they're trying to be careful and they get more press reports like this, maybe they change their mind. shouldn't he throw in the towel, i am going to be an independent. >> i don't think so, erin. what i think would make more sense, after he is related, demonstrate to conservative voters you can be an effective conservative governor and that's what i think he will do. >> i didn't mean it about all that liberal stuff. all right. thank you very much. i want to get to the top story, stocks plunge late today, the dow posting the worst loss of 2013, 216 points, a big drop and plu
he has been hurricane sandy, he was hugging the president obviously, mitt romney criticized him for that. he has some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the country. he is not conservative. >> and he recently said that governor cuomo has a lot in common, democratic governor of new york state, but here is the thing. there are a lot of republican governors frustrated with washington, d.c. and inside the beltway republicans and chris chris tie is giving voice. >> they said the...
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it was over a long time ago for mitt romney. i think the debate, president obama's poor performance in the first debate gave glimmers of hope to the republican party. it made the race much more interesting for the pundit class. but ultimately it was just a very bad campaign for mitt romney. >> one of the problems i thought, van, was interesting talking to dick morris about social issues is that even when i discuss them with him now i still couldn't really work out what his position was. and this seemed to me to cut to the quick of the republican problem throughout the last year. particularly in the nominee race. was what do these guys actually stand for collectively? on abortion he seemed to be saying, look, we can't be pro life anymore, we've got to be sort of pro choice, but we're not going to admit we're pro choice. i didn't understand it. >> well, if only it were only him with that problem. right now what you see is a republican party in real disarray. they've backed themselves into this sort of demographic cul-de-sac and th
it was over a long time ago for mitt romney. i think the debate, president obama's poor performance in the first debate gave glimmers of hope to the republican party. it made the race much more interesting for the pundit class. but ultimately it was just a very bad campaign for mitt romney. >> one of the problems i thought, van, was interesting talking to dick morris about social issues is that even when i discuss them with him now i still couldn't really work out what his position was....
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the romney/ryan debacle probably presented one thing. the republican party will probably never present with two white men on the ticket. >> i think the republican party -- in the ways you saw in the popularity of herman cain who came out of nowhere, they're desperate to have a party that looks like america and have leadership that looks american. and they have a handful of extremely strong candidates who aren't white. i think that party's leadership and its rank and file are very ee bar to break out of this pattern as well. >> what about hillary? when you talk about a female kaerjts four years ago when she ran, everyone thought, you know, she would be the one that would get the nomination and she didn't. a lot ohm people say it was because she was a woman and people had a bias and a perception. now what? now they say hillary is the one everybody loves. hillary is not just a woman. any other woman who isn't so well known and gone through this fire might just be dismissed. >> it's tricky. one of the interesting things about hillary clinton
the romney/ryan debacle probably presented one thing. the republican party will probably never present with two white men on the ticket. >> i think the republican party -- in the ways you saw in the popularity of herman cain who came out of nowhere, they're desperate to have a party that looks like america and have leadership that looks american. and they have a handful of extremely strong candidates who aren't white. i think that party's leadership and its rank and file are very ee bar...
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and said romney was a terrible candidate. now, obviously, gone the other way, they would have said you were a genius. did it bother you to get from your own tribe? >> i think in a campaign, the proper way to deal with criticism is to try to listen to it. every day in campaigns you make a lot of mistakes. and if you look at mitt romney's approach, after every one of our debates, all he wanted to hear about was what he did wrong and how he could improve. that's a good model for us. when conservatives and people supporting republican party criticized us, we tried to listen and to see what we could learn from it and to go from there. >> yet, you often to me and other reporters and sometimes in your writing would dismiss what you call the green room culture. you felt a beltway press corps mentality that was out of touch with what was happening on the campaign trail. >> yeah. >> why is that? >> because it's true. one of the realities is that mitt romney very much was not a d.c.-based candidate. he, by virtue of the fact, he was not
and said romney was a terrible candidate. now, obviously, gone the other way, they would have said you were a genius. did it bother you to get from your own tribe? >> i think in a campaign, the proper way to deal with criticism is to try to listen to it. every day in campaigns you make a lot of mistakes. and if you look at mitt romney's approach, after every one of our debates, all he wanted to hear about was what he did wrong and how he could improve. that's a good model for us. when...
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> obama care was conceived by the heritage foundation, midwifed by newt gingrich and reared by mitt romney. >> okay. okay. >> ask. >>> we're going to get into obama care, but first, nobody looks back at bill clinton and says, man that guy compromised too much. next i'll ask paul begala whether the key to president obama's success is caving more often. ♪ [ male announcer ] if we could see energy... what would we see? ♪ the billions of gallons of fuel that get us to work. ♪ we'd see all the electricity flowing through the devices that connect us and teach us. ♪ we'd see that almost 100% of medical plastics are made from oil and natural gas. ♪ and an industry that supports almost 10 million american jobs. life takes energy. and no one applies more technology to produce american energy and refine it more efficiently than exxonmobil. because using energy responsibly has never been more important. energy lives here. ♪ energy lives here. across the country has brought me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm sure they'll appreciate that gei
> obama care was conceived by the heritage foundation, midwifed by newt gingrich and reared by mitt romney. >> okay. okay. >> ask. >>> we're going to get into obama care, but first, nobody looks back at bill clinton and says, man that guy compromised too much. next i'll ask paul begala whether the key to president obama's success is caving more often. ♪ [ male announcer ] if we could see energy... what would we see? ♪ the billions of gallons of fuel that get us to...
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the union leader edgar romney says cheap labor doesn't necessarily mean lower prices for american consumers. >> something missing about american made products they're more expensive. >> reporter: but there's another problem. >> the companies will not give the american people the names and addresses of the factories they use. why not? what is the big secret? >> brands and retailers need to take responsibility for the actions that they are involved in. >> some companies are trying to do just that. for example, gap inc. which outsources to 40 countries, launched a $22 million program last october to improve fire safety at its factories in bangladesh, and children's place, which manufactured garments at the rana plaza building in bangladesh which collapsed say they will likely narrow their supplier base and conduct more frequent and extensive site visits. other companies have promised to be more aggressive in monitoring working conditions where their products are made. the american apparel and footwear association says less than 3% of our clothes are made in the u.s., so what can consumers do?
the union leader edgar romney says cheap labor doesn't necessarily mean lower prices for american consumers. >> something missing about american made products they're more expensive. >> reporter: but there's another problem. >> the companies will not give the american people the names and addresses of the factories they use. why not? what is the big secret? >> brands and retailers need to take responsibility for the actions that they are involved in. >> some...
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jonathan gruber who helped to e design mitt romney's health care in massachusetts and also i want to talk to you, dr. rice, because life expectancy, we are last in the richest countries, and if you look to the causes in regard to the documentary, they say it is because of a profitable disease care system. what do you think? >> i think that it comes down the three things. i think that a large part of it is that it is personal issue where we have different behaviors that increase our burden of disease, our health care system, and we have challenges with access and affordability, and then clearly we have some social and economic issues that impact people's ability to access. if you look at our percentage of uninsured, so if you compare to us the other nations, you have to understand that we come to the table with the bigger burden of disease. >> the children dying before the age of 5, exceeds any of the other 16 richest countries. >> right. >> if you account for that, we do much better, but why do so many people die so young here? >> i was surprised by this, and particularly in the data
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this one, the jokes we heard about romney was to show romney is rich. we know that. but it reaffirms it over and over. romney is not like us. he's a rich man. different thing. it's subtle but effective. >> but sometimes the best way we learn is through humor with a tinge of humor in it -- it's like sugar that makes the pill go down. there is a fine line, though. the president jokes like that, they can backfire. >> they could if he went too far. we're not saying president obama's out there writing his jokes. he has joke writers involved. but he picks the jokes and he has to approve the jokes. you can go too far. obama hasn't yet i think because we are all conditioned by "the daily show" -- jon stewart took over in 1999. we're used to people using comedy in a biting way that makes a point. it's like politics. it's okay. president have comics on their writing team on the payroll? >> we will have people -- people wrote in the past when seth myers was doing it. i know comics were helping president obama write jokes. not saying president obama doesn't write any jokes. but
this one, the jokes we heard about romney was to show romney is rich. we know that. but it reaffirms it over and over. romney is not like us. he's a rich man. different thing. it's subtle but effective. >> but sometimes the best way we learn is through humor with a tinge of humor in it -- it's like sugar that makes the pill go down. there is a fine line, though. the president jokes like that, they can backfire. >> they could if he went too far. we're not saying president obama's out...
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at the top of the party that everyone is looking to. >> i met with governor romney and i can tell you what i chaired with governor romney when he was running for president, and where you may regardlessly personally feel that you like a pragmatic approach, and governor barbour is one of the authors of the growth and opportunity project report and he made a clear message way before the 2012 election cycle that purity is the enemy of victory, and if one looks at the numbers as far as winning an election and making sure that you are getting out the positive message of opportunity, individual liberty, personal responsibility that you are the party of opportunity, then it does need to be inclusive and a reality check, hey, you know, there is about 11 to 12 million illegal immigrants in the country and the majority of the americans support equal workplace opportunity and majority of americans support same-sex marriage and you have to be realities of that, and be cognizant of that. >> at one point we were all illegal immigrants and let's not forget that, so what do you tell people like that w
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>> i think the last three months we didn't hear from mitt romney that the number one goal of the romney administration was to repeal obama care. he said that all the way up until the end of the summer, but then the balance of his campaign was jobs and the economy, jobs and the economy. and he beat that drum relentlessly. >> right, but the president beat the drum of obama care relentlessly in two elections and he won. so doesn't -- does that not -- >> i don't remember the president beating it the last three months of the campaign in any intensive way. he won an election. house republicans won an election. every republican in the united states congress has voted to repeal obama care and to shut off all funding to obama care. >> no offense, but the number of people who voted for you and the other house republicans is tiny compared to the number of people that voted for the president of the united states. >> well, that's always going to be the case since we don't get to run nationwide, but there's a reason that we have the united states congress. >> you can run nationwide. >> what's that? >
>> i think the last three months we didn't hear from mitt romney that the number one goal of the romney administration was to repeal obama care. he said that all the way up until the end of the summer, but then the balance of his campaign was jobs and the economy, jobs and the economy. and he beat that drum relentlessly. >> right, but the president beat the drum of obama care relentlessly in two elections and he won. so doesn't -- does that not -- >> i don't remember the...
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mitt romney was someone who transparently flip-flopped on issues. in christie's first run in '09 he ran as a pro lifer. he's walked away from same sex marriage, lost a little of his credibility on same sex marriage, but will not be the conservative candidate in the primaries. i will say that. >> that's why his electability argument will be very important. the party divides almost exactly in half between what you would call the managerial side, more upscale and affluent and economically focused. the populist side, heavily evangelical. the divide last time was romney was the managerial candidate. they kept looking for mr. right on the other side. it became santorum. christie i think is a very strong candidate for that managerial half of the party. the other half will resist it but numbers like this become an asset. >> romney benefited from gingrich and san toretorum spli the conservative base. >> do you think chris christie can come out of a republican party dominated by the tea party? >> one big problem he has, he accepted the obamacare medicaid offe
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i'll ask mitt romney's chief economic adviser whether he thinks the problem has gone away. >>> also, as america prepares to draw down from afghanistan, what can it learn from britain's withdrawal 170 years ago? i'll ask theauthor of a great new book. >>> next, a look into the crystal ball of technology with google's executive chairman eric schmit. a sure fire plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. how so? stay tuned. >>> first, here is my take. conservatives are, of course, mad at barack obama. we'll talk about the various scandals in a moment, but they're also mad at a country that isn't mad enough at him. this frustration is now taking over main stream and intelligent voices within the conservative movement and about broader issues than benghazi. brett stevens, the columnist for "wall street journal" lementes that president obama is not paying a price for a foreign policy that he, stevens, describes as isolationist. now, isolationism will come as a surprise to the diplomat soldiers and intelligence officers working on america's vast foreign policy. washington spends more on defen
i'll ask mitt romney's chief economic adviser whether he thinks the problem has gone away. >>> also, as america prepares to draw down from afghanistan, what can it learn from britain's withdrawal 170 years ago? i'll ask theauthor of a great new book. >>> next, a look into the crystal ball of technology with google's executive chairman eric schmit. a sure fire plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. how so? stay tuned. >>> first, here is my take. conservatives are, of...
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romney factor into the elections or is this a free for all? >> i think it's a free for all. my personal bias is we'll nominate a governor. i think they have huge advantages. they're actually doing something, not just talking. i don't think we'll have a nominee until around april. i think we'll coalesce rapidly at that point. i do think the president has some rouge, for all their tactical moves, the democrats have huge strategic structural problems. they're losing ground every week. they're looking at reality and it's not very good. they have to make things work. if they don't make things work, then this party takes a beating. because in the end their party will go down with them. >> let me go aren't table here for the last question. who you have already started to take note who you think you might be following on your top two folks you'll be following into iowa and new hampshire on the republican and democratic side? who do you think will be on the show the most? >> actually governor christie from new jersey. i think he's on everybody's list. after that, i think you've got t
romney factor into the elections or is this a free for all? >> i think it's a free for all. my personal bias is we'll nominate a governor. i think they have huge advantages. they're actually doing something, not just talking. i don't think we'll have a nominee until around april. i think we'll coalesce rapidly at that point. i do think the president has some rouge, for all their tactical moves, the democrats have huge strategic structural problems. they're losing ground every week....
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suddenly, mitt romney was on the ropes. a gingrich adviser went to the santorum camp. would the senator join the speaker on one ticket? no. santorum was surging and wanted his own shot but they still became strange bed fellows. >> i agree with rick's point. i would urge the states then to return most of the power back to the local communities. and the third thing we bought, which rick alluded to which is really important. >> as newt said the real fundamental issue here is government coercion. >> reporter: then the tables turned. santorum's top aide went to gingrich's henchmen with a proposal. join their team to topple the tycoon. santorum and gingrich started conspiring by phone. they even huddled in person. but they couldn't resolve the biggest issue of all. who would lead the ticket? and for the two big egos vying for their piece of history, the rest is, well, history. but wait, wait. there is more. some gingrich advisers today are taking issue with the back story the way the santorum campaign is talking about it. adviser kevin kellums gave cnn this statement. the id
suddenly, mitt romney was on the ropes. a gingrich adviser went to the santorum camp. would the senator join the speaker on one ticket? no. santorum was surging and wanted his own shot but they still became strange bed fellows. >> i agree with rick's point. i would urge the states then to return most of the power back to the local communities. and the third thing we bought, which rick alluded to which is really important. >> as newt said the real fundamental issue here is government...
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the compromise is we would go with the heritage foundation's idea that we would go with romney's idea, that we would go with a competitive marketplace and now that's being called socialism. because we have actually put in place a republican program, they have no place to go but crazy attacking a republican program as socialism. that's why we don't want to move. >> your idea of compromise got zero republican votes on final passage. at the very beginning of this bill, it only degenerated in a very partisan fight which has continued now from 2010 all the way to today. >> let me tell you how we see that. you tell me why i'm wrong. it held by top republicans. they said we're going to oppose this guy on everything. rather than saying we'll find areas to work with the president and not to work with the president, there seemed a wall of opposition. even on the stimulus bill, we put a third of tax cuts and stimulus bills, and republicans voted down $300 billion of tax cuts. it felt to us, no matter what we do, when we compromise, they will not take yes for an answer. obama care, they should ta
the compromise is we would go with the heritage foundation's idea that we would go with romney's idea, that we would go with a competitive marketplace and now that's being called socialism. because we have actually put in place a republican program, they have no place to go but crazy attacking a republican program as socialism. that's why we don't want to move. >> your idea of compromise got zero republican votes on final passage. at the very beginning of this bill, it only degenerated in...
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should be with me vigorously thought there'd be a presidential election that would bring about mitt romney that would get this repealed. they thought the supreme court would find it unconstitutional. all the other options have been used up, tools are out of the tool box down to this. i understand why it had to happen. i wasn't a strategy that i devised but one i said i will support and stand with you on this. we owe it to the american people to do everything we can to shut off obama care. thanks for your time. >> appreciate it, anderson. >>> house vote on a deal to reopen the government and extend the debt ceiling is now finished. chief congressional correspondent dana bash. it's passed, yes? >> reporter: it is. the house speaker is walking right by us. he's going out there to talk to his colleagues. just looking down as i'm talking to you 2:39- you. 239-111. the bill has passed the house and heading to the president's desk soon. i'm also looking on the screen how republicans have voted. so far it looks like now 66 yes votes in the republican caucus. which is pretty high, considering the f
should be with me vigorously thought there'd be a presidential election that would bring about mitt romney that would get this repealed. they thought the supreme court would find it unconstitutional. all the other options have been used up, tools are out of the tool box down to this. i understand why it had to happen. i wasn't a strategy that i devised but one i said i will support and stand with you on this. we owe it to the american people to do everything we can to shut off obama care....
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because when mitt romney called russia a threat a year ago, putin thanked romney, actually, saying i'm grateful to romney for formulating his stance so clearly. putin wants to be seen as important and u.s. lawmakers might be the greatest promotors. a new poll shows 50% of americans now see russia as an enemy. that is up from just 20% in 2006. >>> still "outfront," eharmony says it can help you fall in love with your job. when you have diabetes like i do, you want a way to help minimize blood sugar spikes. support heart health. and your immune system. now there's new glucerna advance with three benefits in one. [ male announcer ] new glucerna advance. from the brand doctors recommend most. you really love, what would you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna be a pilot. [ woman ] i'd be an architect. what if i told you someone could pay you and what if that person were you? ♪ when you think about it, isn't that what retirement should be, paying ourselves to do what we love? ♪ just by talking to a helmet. it grab
because when mitt romney called russia a threat a year ago, putin thanked romney, actually, saying i'm grateful to romney for formulating his stance so clearly. putin wants to be seen as important and u.s. lawmakers might be the greatest promotors. a new poll shows 50% of americans now see russia as an enemy. that is up from just 20% in 2006. >>> still "outfront," eharmony says it can help you fall in love with your job. when you have diabetes like i do, you want a way to...
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if mitt romney had ever said about for example my a.g. ime employed the finest looking a.g. there ever was, i think a lot of hell would have broken loose. women who cry sexism when other things happen are giving president obama a free pass. >> yeah. the president and kamala harris know each other well and are good family friends and professional as well. we'll see where this controversy actually goes. >>> just ahead in "cnn newsroom," kfc bringing a big change to the menu, one that might make you wonder what would the colonel say. a new property tax cap... and the lowest middle class income tax rate in 60 years... and a billion dollars in tax breaks and incentives. new opportunities for business. over 250,000 new private sector jobs were created over the last two years. and 17 straight months of job growth. with the most private sector jobs ever. lower taxes, new incentives, new jobs, now that's news. to grow or start your business in the new new york visit thenewny.com great first gig! let's go! party! awwwww... arigato! we are outta here! party...... finding you the perfec
if mitt romney had ever said about for example my a.g. ime employed the finest looking a.g. there ever was, i think a lot of hell would have broken loose. women who cry sexism when other things happen are giving president obama a free pass. >> yeah. the president and kamala harris know each other well and are good family friends and professional as well. we'll see where this controversy actually goes. >>> just ahead in "cnn newsroom," kfc bringing a big change to the...
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and we have six democratic senators in red states that mitt romney won, up for re-election in 2014. so this comprehensive gun legislation that you're mentioning probably is unlikely to get through some narrower policy position where's there's broader agreement. for example, the -- doing background checks on all guns and gun sale loophole and so forth. comprehensive immigration reform, you know, that depends i suppose on the house side. the last time we did immigration reform under george bush, the senate was able to put together a bipartisan deal. my former boss, bill frist, worked on that very hard. he was able to get bipartisan buy-in. the question now is, will house republicans feel that political pressure to get a deal done? and i think the politics are shifting and that in fact we might see some movement there. >> maria, your take? >> i think the senators and our elected officials can walk and crew gum at the same time. i think there will be action on both. i agree with aimy that on the gun control, it probably will be narrower, probably focused on universal background checks a
and we have six democratic senators in red states that mitt romney won, up for re-election in 2014. so this comprehensive gun legislation that you're mentioning probably is unlikely to get through some narrower policy position where's there's broader agreement. for example, the -- doing background checks on all guns and gun sale loophole and so forth. comprehensive immigration reform, you know, that depends i suppose on the house side. the last time we did immigration reform under george bush,...